1950 Canterbury Knights football team
The 1950 Canterbury Knights football team was an American football team that represented Canterbury College of Danville, Indiana, as a member of the Hoosier College Conference (HCC) during the 1950 college football season. In their third year under head coach Robert Meyne, the Knights compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the HCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of . It was Canterbury's first HCC championship.
| 1950 Canterbury Knights football | |
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HCC champion | |
| Conference | Hoosier College Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (6–0 HCC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Split-T |
| Captain | Bob Courtney, Bob Smith |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canterbury $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anderson (IN) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanover | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana Central | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester (IN) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earlham | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin (IN) | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team operated from a newly-adopted split-T offense during the 1950 season.[1]
Bob Courtney, Canterbury's 5'8", 155-pound halfback and co-captain, led the conference with 19 touchdowns and 114 points scored. Courtney also played at safety on defense and was selected to the 1950 Little All-Indiana football team. Other Canterbury players named to the Little All-Indiana team were: center John Syrek; tackle Joe Springer; and defensive guard Abie Carter.[2] Springer was a 285-pound sophomore who played on offense and defense, despite not playing football before enrolling at Canterbury, and was a key blocker for Courtney.[1] Other key players included freshman quarterback George Barlow, right halfback Evan Fine, and senior fullback Trent Gipson.
Walt Ney and Stan Lobred were assistant coaches.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | at Franklin (IN) | Franklin, IN | W 14–6 | [3] | |||
| September 30 | Taylor | Danville, IN | W 25–0 | [4] | |||
| October 7 | at Earlham | Richmond, IN | W 12–7 | [5] | |||
| October 14 | at Hanover | Danville, IN | W 21–20 | [6] | |||
| October 21 | at Anderson (IN) |
| W 38–25 | 3,300 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | Rose Poly* | Danville, IN | W 40–7 | [1] | |||
| November 4 | at Indiana Central |
| W 7–6 | [8] | |||
| November 11 | at Saint Joseph's (IN)* | Lebanon, IN | W 14–7 | [9] | |||
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References
- Jack K. Overmyer (October 30, 1950). "Canterbury Clinches 1st Hoosier Loop Crown With Just 28 Players". The Indianapolis Star. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Little All-Indiana Teams Are Picked". The Terre Haute Tribune. November 29, 1950. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grizzly Fumbles Pave Way For 14-6 Win By Canterbury: College Eleven Drops First Tilt Of 1950 Campaign". The Franklin Evening Star. September 25, 1950. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Canterbury Shows Early Foot to Set Pace in H.C. Race". The Terre Haute Star. October 2, 1950. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- Paul F. Ingels (October 8, 1950). "Canterbury Hands Earlham 12-7 Defeat". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Canterbury Upsets Hanover". Anderson Herald. October 15, 1950. p. section 3, page 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Canterbury's Courtney Paces Knights To 38-25 Win Over Ravens: Ace Scores 4 Times; Macholtz Makes 3 TD's". Anderson Herald. October 22, 1950. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack K. Overmyer\date=November 5, 1950. "Canterbury Nips Indiana Central: 7-6 Victory Is Knights' 7th In Row". The Indianapolis Star. p. Section 4, page 2 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Bob Courtney Gets Canterbury's Winning Marker". Anderson Herald. November 12, 1950. p. Secton 3, page 1 – via Newspapers.com.